Glass curtain supporting device

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses a glass curtain supporting device for clamping and supporting a glass  40  to constitute a glass curtain. The glass curtain supporting device includes a base  10 , a pressing ring  20  and a propping rod  30 . The base  10  has a conical end portion  11  circularly extended from an end of the base  10  and latched into a conical through hole of the glass  40  for clamping the glass  40  by the conical end portion  11  and the pressing ring  20 . The glass  40  is mounted onto a scaffold by the connection of propping rods  30 . The invention installs at least one elastic flange  12  disposed around the conical end portion  11  such that when the glass  40  is clamped by the conical end portion  11  and the pressing ring  20 , the conical end portion  11  forms a well-sealed structure by the elasticity and deformation of the flange  12  to constitute an airtight and waterproof glass curtain.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a glass curtain, and more particularlyto a glass curtain supporting device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In general, glass curtains come with a high light transmission, and thusthey can be used for places that require a good ambient light. Referringto FIG. 1, a piece of glass 1 is mounted onto a scaffold (not shown inthe figure) by a fixing device 2. The fixing device 2 includes a base 3,a pressing ring 4 and a propping rod 5. The glass 1 has at least oneconical through hole for latching the base 3 into the conical throughhole and the glass 1 is clamped by a conical end portion 3 a of the base3 and the pressing ring 4 and fixed onto the scaffold by a propping rod5 coupled to the base 3, so as to mount the glass 1 onto the scaffold.

To prevent the glass 1 from cracking, a pad 6 is installed between theconical end portion 3 a, the pressing ring 4 and the glass 1 for sharingthe forces exerted on the glass 1 when the glass 1 is clamped. Toprevent the pad 6 from being deteriorated quickly by the incidence ofultraviolet rays, the pad 6 is made of a hard plastic material.

Several pieces of glasses 1 can be mounted onto the scaffold by the samefixing devices 2 to form a so-called glass curtain.

To resist the impact of external forces, the glass 1 used for the glasscurtain has to go through a tempering process to enhance the hardnessand strength of the glass 1, and the fixing device 2 is also made of astrong and hard alloy steel, and the pad 6 is made of a hard plasticmaterial. Unlike the traditional fixing device 2 that may cause a tinygap at the clamping position (primarily between the fixing device 2 andthe pad 6) due to the planarity of the installed glass 1 and a waterleak problem when it rains, the tempered glass 1 of the inventionfeatures a high hardness for solving the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to overcome theforegoing shortcomings and avoid the existing deficiencies by providinga waterproof glass curtain supporting device to eliminate possibleleaking of the glass curtain.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide anairtight glass curtain supporting device for clamping a glass curtainwithout damaging the air-tightness.

To achieve the foregoing objectives, a glass curtain supporting deviceof the invention is provided for clamping and supporting a glass havingat least one conical through hole and mounted onto a scaffold. The glasscurtain supporting device comprises: a base, a pressing ring and apropping rod, wherein the base is a lump having a conical end portioncircularly extended from an end of the base, and the base is latchedinto the conical through hole of the glass and the conical pressingportion is separated by a pad and presses against a distal surface ofthe glass, and the conical end portion has at least one elastic flangedisposed around the surface of the glass; a pressing ring is separatedby another pad and presses against another distal surface of the glassand couples to the base for clamping and pressing the glass with theconical end portion; a propping rod has an end coupled to the base andanother end coupled to the scaffold.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a prior art structure;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a structure of clamping the glassaccording to the present invention; and

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of section A-A as depicted in FIG. 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

To make it easier for our examiner to understand the technicalcharacteristics, objective and performance of the invention, we use apreferred embodiment together with the attached drawings for thedetailed description of the invention.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the present invention comprises a base 10, apressing ring 20, a propping rod 30 and two pads 50. The base 10 is acylindrical lump having a conical end portion 11 extended circularlyfrom an end of the base 10. The conical end portion 11 includes at leastone elastic flange 12 made of an elastic rubber material, and anexternal screw thread 13 disposed on the external surface at another endof the base 10. The circular groove 14 is connected downward to ahemispherical socket 15, and the pressing ring 20 has an internalcircular surface 21 to be secured with an external screw thread 13 ofthe base 10. An end of the propping rod 30 has a spherical joint 31, andthe other end of the propping rod 30 has a screw thread 32, and thespherical joint 31 is contained in the socket 15 and can be swayedslightly in a small angle. A locking ring 33 having an external screwthread is secured onto the circular groove 14 to latch the propping rod30 and connect the propping rod 30 with the base 10.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 4A, the glass curtain supporting device of thepresent invention clamps and supports a glass 40 having at least oneconical through hole and mounted onto a scaffold (not shown in thefigure), wherein the base 10 is latched to the conical through hole ofthe glass 40 by a conical end portion, and the conical end portion 11 isseparated by a pad 50 and presses against a distal surface of the glass40, and the flange 12 of the conical end portion 11 presses against thepad 50. The pressing ring 20 is also separated by a pad 50 and pressesagainst another distal surface of the glass 40. The structure of theforegoing screw thread 21 is connected to the base 10, and the pressingring 20 together with the conical end portion 1 are used to clamp andpress against the glass 40. Further, the screw thread 32 of the proppingrod 30 of the present invention is secured to a joint (not shown in thefigure) and connected to the scaffold.

In summation of the description above, the conical end portion 11 andthe pressing ring 20 clamp and press the glass 40, and the elasticityand deformation of the flange 12 can form a sealed leak-resistingstructure, and thus the present invention constitutes a glass curtainthat can provide a good waterproof effect, clamp the glass curtainwithout damaging the air-tightness, such that the glass curtain can beapplied to an air-sealed environment so as to meet the userrequirements.

While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments,numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by thoseskilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of theinvention set forth in the claims.

1. A glass curtain supporting device, for clamping and supporting aglass 40 having at least one conical through hole and mounted onto ascaffold, comprising: a base 10, being a lump, and having a conical endportion 11 circularly extended from an end of said base 10, and saidbase 10 being coupled to said conical through hole of said glass 40 bysaid conical end portion 11 and said conical end portion 11 beingseparated by a pad 50 and pressing against said glass 40, and saidconical end portion 11 having at least one elastic flange 12 disposedaround a surface of said glass 40 proximate to said conical end portion11; a pressing ring 30, separated by another pad 50 and pressing againstanother distal surface of said glass 40 and coupled to said base 10, forclamping and pressing said glass 40 by said pressing ring 20 and saidconical end portion 11; and a propping rod 30, with an end coupled tosaid base 10, and another end coupled to said scaffold.
 2. The glasscurtain supporting device of claim 1, wherein said flange 12 of saidconical end portion 11 is made of rubber.